QUESTION 1 When Abigail Adams wrote \"we ... will not hold ourselves bound by an

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QUESTION 1

When Abigail Adams wrote "we ... will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation," what was she saying?

Men are to women, as the British government is to the American colonists

Parents are to children, as husbands are to wives

Women should side with the British against their patriotic husbands

Women should take over government from men

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QUESTION 2

What does John Adams mean by "the Despotism of the Petticoat"?

A proper place for a woman to have power is in the world of fashion

Seamstresses and other urban workers are a threat to the power of white men

George Washington was a cross-dresser

In marriage, women effectively have more power than their husbands, in that they dominate the emotional life of the household

Men are to women, as the British government is to the American colonists

Parents are to children, as husbands are to wives

Women should side with the British against their patriotic husbands

Women should take over government from men

1). (d). Women should take over government from men.

2). (d). In marriage, women effectively have more power than their husbands, in that they dominate the emotional life of the household.

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